Total Crime Rate
67.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026East Park Way area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Park , and the 385th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around East Park Way (WV1 2DN) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% lower than the East Park average (98.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around East Park Way (WV1 2DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coventry Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayfield Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ledbury Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sydenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Coalport Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hollington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hollington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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